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YouTube blocked the account of Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee on Wednesday as part of U.S. sanctions against the city's former No. 2 official who said the move will not affect his bid ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s authoritarian governor-in-waiting has said he will not be silenced after his YouTube campaign channel was blocked in response to US sanctions agains ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. sanctioned John Lee and several other officials in August 2020 for their role in repressing pro-democracy demonstrations. ( read original story ...)

YouTube, the Google-owned video streaming platform, has removed the account of John Lee Ka-chiu, the policeman-turned-politician who is poised to take over as Hong Kong’s next leader. All content on ... ( read original story ...)

Tam Tak-chi was sentenced to 40 months after being convicted under a law that hadn’t been used since the former British colony was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong court has jailed a DJ for “uttering seditious” words in the latest crackdown on civil liberties in the region. Tam Tak-chi, was given 40 months in jail after he was found guilty of 11 out of ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities believed the individuals were infected either in the community or at home as they tested positive before returning to school. ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong opposition activist was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday after the city's first sedition trial since its handover from British to Chinese rule nearly 25 years ago. ( read original story ...)

Move is part of Waste Blueprint for Hong Kong 2035, under which the administration hopes to promote a ‘plastic-free’ culture. ( read original story ...)

Tam Tak-chi was the first person charged with sedition since 1997 under colonial-era law amid a wider crackdown by authorities ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee has picked nearly 150 heavyweights, including the city's richest man Li Ka-shing and other powerful businessmen and politicians, to join his advisory ... ( read original story ...)

A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for "seditious speech" under a British colonial-era law authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the city. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s regulators and would-be market makers of a credible regional carbon market have their work cut out for them, a cross-agency steering group said. ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong court handed a 40-month prison sentence to the first person convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the handover to China, a sign authorities intend to dish out stiff punishments ... ( read original story ...)